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2. Kerosene - Wikipedia

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   Advertisement for an oil stove, from the Albion Lamp Company, Birmingham, England, c. 1900 Old kerosene stoves from India. In countries such as Nigeria, kerosene is the main fuel used for cooking, especially by the poor, and kerosene stoves have replaced traditional wood-based cooking appliances.

3. Kerosene lamp - Wikipedia

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   A kerosene lamp (also known as a paraffin lamp in some countries) is a type of lighting device that uses kerosene as a fuel. Kerosene lamps have a wick or mantle as light source, protected by a glass chimney or globe; lamps may be used on a table, or hand-held lanterns may be used for portable lighting.

4. Wells light - Wikipedia

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   The major use of the Wells light was for the illumination of outdoor construction work. They were portable and simple to operate. Their fuel was cheap and commonly available, especially as the Wells' pressure burner could burn a much lower and cheaper grade of oil than the lamp paraffin that was pure enough to not clog a wick lamp.

5. Tractor vaporising oil - Wikipedia

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   The words paraffin and kerosene are often used interchangeably but the tables suggest that this is incorrect because they have different octane ratings. However, kerosene and heating oil have similar octane ratings. Paraffin, kerosene and petrol are all rather loosely defined. For example, gasoline may have an octane rating between 88 and 102.

6. Oil lamp - Wikipedia

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   An oil lamp is a lamp used to produce light continuously for a period of time using an oil-based fuel source. The use of oil lamps began thousands of years ago and continues to this day, although their use is less common in modern times.

7. Blowtorch - Wikipedia

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   kerosene as described in Carl Richard Nyberg's patent of 1882: a simple heating torch using liquid fuel (such as kerosene (US) / paraffin oil (UK)). diesel; biodiesel; In terms of gas torches, the fuel tank often is small and also serves as the handle. It is usually refueled by changing the fuel tank with the liquefied gas in it.